Toy ejection apparatus



oct. 26, 1954 L, L, LAWSON TOY EJECTION APPARATUS Filed sept. 22. 195oher L amsn/ Bkmumf ATTORNEY xNvENToR Patented Oct. 26, 1954 UNITEDSTATES PATENT GFFICE TOY EJECTION APPARATUS Luther L. Lawson, Hawthorne,N. J.

Application September 22, 1950, Serial No. 186,181

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to a toy ejection apparatus and more particularlytoa toy mechanical means to eject a missile.

In my device I am able to propel a missile and/or aerial toy bymechanical means which is not against the law and which is not dangereous land which does not get out of repair as easily as the presentdevices.

On form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is ya perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-section.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view, and

Figure 4 is a similar View of Fig. 2 in a released position.

Reading on Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, my device consists of a barrelmember l0, said barrel member having a recessed portion I2 for receing ahandle II; said barrel member having in its lower portion an innerchamber I3, and a recess I9 to house spring 2l. A closing cap IB ts overthe bottom of said chamber, and a release pin I4, projects beyond thebottom of said cap I8 and into said chamber I3, said release pin I4having a coll-ar portion I5, also contained in said cham'ber i3; andabove said release pin i4 and collar portion I5, is a spring guide studi6 for spring 2'I, said pin I4 having a tapered end Il, said closing capI8 having vent holes 20, said barrel containing in its upper portion atapered aperture 22 into which tapered aperture 22 ts missile 23, saidmissile 23 having a tapered portion 25 for fitting into aperture 22,said pin 23 having at its other or upper portion a marker 24.

My device may be operated with or without handle I I. My device operatesvby striking release pin I4 against a, solid object to wit: a cement orflag side walk, earth, stone, Wood, metal and/or the like, forcing saidrelease pin lI4 into inner chamber I3 of barrel I0, thus causingsulicient air compression so that when the end on release pin I4 hits,or strikes, end 25 of missile 23, the concussion thus created causes therelease of said missile 23 to be ejected by the air compressed withinsaid chamber into the atmosphere with considerable force. The contact ofsaid release pin end with the end of said missile acts to release saidmissile. As soon as the pressure on pin I4 is released the spring 2Iwill reset the said pin I4 in its original position and the device isthen ready to be reloaded. The marker 24 guides and controls the flightof the missile and also serves the purpose of easily locating thedischarge missile 23 and making the device and/-or toy m-ore attractiveand may therefore be painted bright colors so as to be easily visible.The spring 2I merely serves to reset release pin I4 and does not affectthe release of the missile 23.

A parachute and/or aerial toy may be used in place of a marker.

2 What I claim is: A toy ejector comprising, in combination, a

barrel member, said barrel member having a slight recess on its `outersurface, said recess being capable of receiving a handle, said barrelhaving an inner chamber extending almost the entire depth of saidbarrel, said inner barrel chamber having a closing cap on its lower end,said closing cap containing vent holes, said barrel chamber housing aspring, said spring extending the entire depth `of said barrel chamber,a release pin projecting through said closing cap into said inner barrelchamber and spring, said release pin having a collar near the end withinsaid inner barrel chamber and beneath said spring, said release pinhaving a taper on its en-d passing through said closing cap, said innerbarrel chamber containing Ia spring guide stud extending beyond :saidcollar on said release pin and into said spring, the upper inner.portion of said barrel chamber having a tapered aperture, said taperedaperture Vof said barrel chamber being capable of receiving a missile,said missile also having a slight taper on the end of said missile ttinginto said aperture of said barrel chamber, said missile having at itsouter end a marker, said tapers of said missile and said barrel chamberbeing for the easy release of said missile by mechanical means, saidmeans comprising compressed air resulting from said release pin beingstruck against a solid object forcing the collar on said release pinagainst said spring and compressing said spring and air in said barrelchamber, and forcing said release pin against the end of said missile,while said spring stud is guiding said spring, and causing said missileto be propelled out of said barrel chamber, and after the release ofsaid missile, said release pin being moved back by said spring untilsaid release pin rests on the bottom of said barrel chamber, said airvents permitting the air beneath the release pin collar to escape assaid collar is moved downwardly by said spring, substantially asdescribed.

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